Sport
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Rōki Sasaki: the 20-year-old tsunami survivor behind the greatest game ever pitched
The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived…
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Former NRL player Blake Ferguson arrested for alleged illegal drug possession in Japan
Winger left Parramatta Eels at end of 2021 NRL season to sign with Japanese rugby union clubFormer Australian …
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Japan PM will not attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Fumio Kishida does not say if other officials will attend and it remains unclear if he will join US-led boycot…
- Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Disability and sport, Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020, Sport
Tokyo 2020 legacy will be a matter for debate for years to come
Holding two huge international sporting events in a global pandemic can be seen as a triumph, but there has be…
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Strides made but stigmas remain: Japan hesitant in embracing Paralympics
Viewing figures and television scheduling show historical attitudes to disability in Japan may be improving bu…
- Japan, Fencing, Cycling, Asia Pacific, Photography, Swimming, Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020, Sport, Basketball
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: day one – in pictures
The best images from the first day’s action in Tokyo, including cycling, fencing, swimming, table tennis and w…
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Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony – in pictures
The best images from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo Continue reading...
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Wider, stronger, longer: Channel 4’s coverage will break Paralympic record
With more than 17 hours of daily sport, the broadcaster is claiming to have the world’s best Tokyo packageWhen…
- Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Disability and sport, Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020, Sport
Olympic feelgood factor evaporates as fearful Tokyo awaits Paralympics
Four days before the opening ceremony, Japan’s pandemic has reached crisis levels again with a fresh wave of i…
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Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold
110m champion struggled to make final after taking wrong busLocal volunteer stepped in to pay for taxi to Olym…
- Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Infectious diseases, Coronavirus, Yoshihide Suga, World news, Asia Pacific, Sport
Support for Japan’s PM reaches all-time low over Covid-19, despite Olympics success
Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with …
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Tokyo says goodbye to the Games with grace and sense of relief | Barney Ronay
Japan’s Olympics has been troubled but quietly glorious, reminding us the world can be funFarewell then, Tokyo…
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Pride and anxiety mingle in Japan as Olympic medal tally and Covid cases rise
Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirusCoronavirus – latest u…
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Tokyo diary: so much for the ‘good news Games’
Young skateboarders raised spirits, but amid rising Covid cases the mood elsewhere was not so sunnyIt was a ro…
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Thomas Bach praises ‘soul’ of Tokyo Olympics but faces swift backlash
IOC president criticised as ‘delusional’ on social media‘Athletes gave these Games a great Olympic soul,’ says…
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Team GB swimmers come home after most successful Olympics
Brits return from Tokyo with haul of four golds after finishing third in swimming medal tableBritish swimming …
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The Guardian view on Belarus: an Olympic athlete joins the exodus | Editorial
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has followed in the footsteps of thousands of others deserting Lukashenko’s totalitari…
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Belarus athlete who refused to fly home is granted Polish visa
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya filmed arriving at Polish embassy in Tokyo as husband flees to UkraineThe Belarus Olym…
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Tokyo diary: the heat is truly on – and a basketball-playing robot holds court
Toyota’s giant AI robot is halftime’s hottest attraction … and the weather gods are having a ballSpectators ar…
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Daiki Hashimoto is hosts’ gymnastics hero as GB’s Joe Fraser falls short
Japanese teenager follows in Kohei Uchimura’s footstepsSixth- and ninth-place finishes for Britain’s all-aroun…